THE WEIGHT BAND HONORS THE SPIRIT OF LEVON HELM & WOODSTOCK ON ‘ACOUSTIC LIVE’
On its latest release, The Weight Band continues to pay loving tribute to the music of The Band as well as add some of its own twists (and original tunes) to the legendary Woodstock group's extended c...
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ROAD RAMBLIN’ WITH LEVON HELM & FRIENDS
This is not a concert review. It’s a story about a road trip with friends, an experience that was relaxing and enthralling at the same time, complete with an unforgettable soundtrack. For the past ...
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AMY HELM NAVIGATES THE FLOOD ON DEEP NEW ALBUM
Amy Helm's new album, "What the Flood Leaves Behind," is a celebration of resilience and the result of the collaborative spirt that has been a hallmark of the Woodstock singer, songwriter and multi-in...
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KIRBY SERIES STARTS IN STYLE WITH AMY AT THE HELM
IMG_0551 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Introducing the song “Calvary” during Amy Helm and the Handsome Strang...
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AMY HELM: “IT’S OUR JOB TO PASS IT ON”
By Michael Lello Amy Helm is playing a vital role in keeping alive the legacy of her late father Levon – and not just in name. When the legendary drummer, singer and mandolin player from The Band di...
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OTEIL BURBRIDGE WITH DEADCO & ALLMAN BROTHERS: ‘MY MISSION WAS TO WALK THESE BANDS HOME’
On October 28, 2014, at the Beacon Theatre, the Allman Brothers Band performed for the last time. Nearly 11 years later, and almost 3,000 miles west at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Dead & Com...
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RAILROAD EARTH BRINGS 25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock Bluegrass-flavored Americana group Railroad Earth brough its 25th anniversary tour to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes Barre on April 23. The New Jersey band has come a lo...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
1. Def Leppard, Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ, June 28 2. Dead and Company, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Aug. 1-3 3. Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, N...
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FOR DAVID BOWIE COLLABORATOR GAIL ANN DORSEY, IT TAKES ALL KINDS TO MAKE NEW MUSIC
Growing up in the '60s and '70s, Gail Ann Dorsey had plans that, to her mom, "were very different than anything she could imagine," as Dorsey puts it now. "But she was a very tolerant mom and very coo...
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LITTLE FEAT, NEARLY 60 YEARS ON, STILL ‘STRIKES’ A CHORD
That Little Feat has made a 17th album is more than a minor miracle. That the release from the nearly 60-year operation is brimming with vitality and gaining notice from the persnickety critics at the...
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